Top seeds Krejcikova and Ostapenko will contest the Birmingham Classic final
BIRMINGHAM, England (AP) — Top-seeded Barbora Krejcikova and No. 2-seeded Jelena Ostapenko will contest the Birmingham Classic final after taking…
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Sun center Brionna Jones is out for the season with a ruptured Achilles
UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut Sun center Brionna Jones has undergone surgery and will miss the remainder of the WNBA season with a ruptured…
Continue Reading Ex-Alabama basketball player seeks dismissal of capital murder charges
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama judge has granted a former Alabama basketball player accused of capital murder a hearing to decide whether…
Continue Reading Bublik is to play Rublev in the Halle Open final
HALLE, Germany (AP) — Alexander Bublik will play Andrey Rublev in the final of the Halle Open after straight-sets semifinal wins. Bublik has…
Continue Reading Brazil coach Pia Sundhage out to remedy big gap in career with Women’s World Cup glory
By MAURICIO SAVARESE AP Sports Writer TERESOPOLIS, Brazil (AP) — The decorated career of Swedish coach Pia Sundhage in women’s soccer includes…
Continue Reading Wolves captain Neves joins Saudi Arabia exodus on move to Al-Hilal for $59.7 million
WOLVERHAMPTON, England (AP) — Wolverhampton Wanderers captain Ruben Neves has become the latest high-profile player to move to Saudi Arabia after…
Continue Reading Stefanos Tsitsipas says his Nick Kyrgios comments were ‘misinterpreted’ after some ‘insinuated racism where none exists’
By Issy Ronald, CNN (CNN) — Stefanos Tsitsipas has said that his comments made on Netflix’s “Break Point” docuseries about Nick Kyrgios…
Continue Reading Oh, brother! Trevor and Tylor Megill both demoted to minors on successive days
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a tough week for the Megill boys. One day after Milwaukee Brewers reliever…
Continue Reading Smith’s hat trick leads Thorns to 4-2 win over Spirit
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Sophia Smith scored three goals and the Portland Thorns defeated the Washington Spirit…
Continue Reading Conforto drives in 4 runs to back Webb in the Giants’ 8-5 victory over the Diamondbacks
By JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Michael Conforto hit a pair of two-run doubles, Patrick Bailey homered to back Logan…
Continue Reading Nneka Ogwumike scores 20, Los Angeles rallies from 17-point deficit to beat Dallas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nneka Ogwumike scored 20 points, Destanni Henderson had a career-high 18 points and the Los Angeles Sparks rallied from a…
Continue Reading Dodgers edge defending champion Astros 3-2 as LA fans rain down boos on Altuve and Bregman
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Busch doubled in the go-ahead in the fourth inning, Mookie Betts homered and the Los…
Continue Reading Bogaerts, Soto and Kim homer to back Musgrove in the Padres’ 13-3 win over the Nationals
By BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Xander Bogaerts, Juan Soto and Ha-Seong Kim hit home runs and Joe Musgrove threw seven strong…
Continue Reading Ohtani hits MLB-best 25th homer, goes back-to-back with Trout, but Díaz rallies Rockies past Angels
By CRAIG MEYER Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Shohei Ohtani and Mike Trout hit back-to-back homers at Coors Field, but Elias Díaz’s go-ahead…
Continue Reading García’s 2-run homer in the 10th lifts the Rangers over the struggling Yankees 4-2
By RONALD BLUM AP Baseball Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Adolis García hit a two-run homer on Michael King’s first pitch of the 10th inning, and the…
Continue Reading Mariners score 7 in the 8th to cap a 13-1 win over the Orioles
By NOAH TRISTER AP Baseball Writer BALTIMORE (AP) — Logan Gilbert allowed two hits in seven innings, Teoscar Hernández and Tom Murphy homered and…
Continue Reading Wembanyama’s selection by Spurs produces record ratings for NBA draft on ESPN and ABC
NEW YORK (AP) — The selection of 19-year-old basketball sensation Victor Wembanyama by the San Antonio Spurs was must see-TV Thursday night. The…
Continue Reading Brayan Bello pitches into 7th inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Chicago White Sox 3-1
By JAY COHEN AP Baseball Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Brayan Bello pitched one-run ball into the seventh inning and Rafael Devers hit a two-run homer,…
Continue Reading De La Cruz goes for cycle and Votto hits 2 clutch homers as streaking Reds stop Braves 11-10
CINCINNATI (AP) — Dazzling rookie Elly De La Cruz hit for the cycle, Joey Votto launched tying and go-ahead homers and the Cincinnati Reds extended…
Continue Reading Walker and Turner lead the Phillies past the struggling Mets 5-1
By AARON BRACY Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Taijuan Walker pitched six strong innings, Trea Turner had a pair of RBIs and the Philadelphia…
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